Plug retriever



July 1, 1959 FOL Y 2,893,157

PLUG RETRIEVER Filed June 18, 1958 INVENTOR.

ELDON C. FOLEY ATTORNEY United States Patent PLUG RETRIEV'ER Eldon C.Foley, Columbus, Ohio Application June 18, 1958, Serial No. 742,818

Claims. (Cl. 43-172) The invention disclosed in this application relatesto fishing equipment. The disclosure comprises an embodiment of myinvention, consisting of a mechanism for retrieving fishing plugs (orlures, or artificial bait, or fishing hooks) when the same have beensnagged or otherwise caught or entangled beneath the water.

An object of my invention is the provision of a plug retriever of simpleconstruction, positive action and convenient for use.

A further object of my invention is the provision in such a constructionof a sectional rigid handle for positively manipulating the plugretriever.

A further object of my invention is the provision in such a constructionof a plug retriever comprising a can having a helical slot in a sidewall extending from the open end thereof to a rounded hole in said sidewall intermediate the ends thereof.

Further objects and features of the invention should be apparent fromthe following description and claims when considered in connection withthe accompanying drawings illustrating an embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective illustrating an embodiment of myinvention;

Fig. 2 is an end view in elevation on an enlarged scale showing the canutilized in my plug retriever; and

Fig. 3 is a side view in elevation also on an enlarged scale and alsoshowing the can utilized in my plug retriever.

Referring still to the drawings for a detailed description of theembodiment illustrating my invention it may be seen that I have shown asectional rod 11 made up of a plurality of sections such as for examplethe sections 12, 13 and 14. These sections of the rod are each hollow atone end and have such hollow threaded with a female thread and each hasa tubular projection at the opposite end with a male thread of such sizeand shape that the projection fits into the hollow and the male threadthereon cooperates with the female thread to fasten each section of therod to the next adjacent section. Thus the section 13 has a projection15 which fits in the hollow at 16, in the section 14, and the tubularprojection 15 is threaded securely into the hollow at 16. The projection17 at the opposite end of the section 14 is threaded into the can 18 aswill subsequently be described.

The can 18 shown best in Figs. 2 and 3 comprises a cylindrical member 21having one end closed by a plug 22 and having the opposite end 23 open.The member is provided with a circular hole 24 intermediate its ends andwith a helical slot 25 extending from the hole 24 to the end 23. Theplug 22 is formed with a threaded cen- 2,893,157 Patented July 7, 1959tral bore 25 with which the projection 17 cooperates to secure thesection '14 of the rod 13 to the can 18.

The operation of the embodiment of my invention to retrieve a snaggedplug will now be described. The device will be carried by the fishermannormally in its disassembled condition with the sections 12, 13 and 14separated from the can 18 and from each other. When a plug becomessnagged the fisherman takes the can 18 and puts it on the fish line sothat the fish line is inserted through the slot 25 and finally passesthrough the hole 24. Then the sections 14, '13, 12, etc. are secured tothe can and to each other and by means of the rod 11, the can 18 ispushed down to the snagged plug. By the action of the open ended can 18as controlled positively by the rigid rod 11, the plug is efficientlyremoved from the obstruction and thereafter protected by can 18 islifted to the surface. The fish line is easily removed from the can bybeing led out the slot '25 and the fisherman resumes his fishing.

It is to be understood that the above described embodiment of myinvention is for the purpose of illustration only and various changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention.

I claim:

1. A device for retrieving fishing equipment comprising in combination atubular can having one end open and one end closed by a threaded plugand having its sides formed with a round hole intermediate the endsthereof and with a helical slot leading from said hole to said open endand a rigid rod made up of a plurality of section threadedly secured toeach other and to said can.

2. A device for retrieving fishing equipment comprising in combination atubular can having one end open and one end closed and having its sidesformed with a round hole intermediate the ends thereof and with ahelical slot leading from said hole to said open end and a rigid rodmade up of a plurality of sections threadedly secured to each other andto said can.

3. A device for retrieving fishing equipment comprising in combination atubular can having one end open and one end closed by a threaded plugand having its sides formed with a round hole intermediate the endsthereof and with a slot leading from said hole to said open end and arigid rod made up of sections secured to each other and to said can.

4. A device for retrieving fishing equipment comprising in combination atubular can having one end open and one end closed and having its sidesformed with a hole intermediate the ends thereof and with a slot leadingfrom said hole to said open end and a rigid rod secured to said can.

5. A device for retrieving fishing equipment comprising in combination atubular can having one end open and one end closed by a threaded plugand having its sides formed with a round hole intermediate the endsthereof and with a helical slot leading from said hole to said open endand a rigid rod secured to said can.

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